Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category

140 Characters or Less

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Since joining Twitter back in March and gaining some insightful, and sometimes entertaining, conversation from it, I've noticed a change.  I now think in 140 characters or less.  At random times throughout the day, usually during transitions, I think of short comments to post on twitter.  Many of them don't ...

Time at UNC Renewed

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

This morning, while on my way to spend time with family here in Chapel Hill, I checked my mail to discover an acceptance letter to the MSIS program at UNC. That envelope had the potential to ruin my graduation weekend, but instead it made this occasion much brighter. ...

USS North Carolina

Friday, May 9th, 2008

On Monday, May 5th, I twittered about the departure of the USS North Carolina (SSN-777) from the Port of Wilmington, after its commissioning ceremony. Here is a photo of the vessel departing the Cape Fear River at Southport. A crowd of about 300 gathered at the waterfront in ...

Brightkite

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Earlier this week I was at home in Shallotte, NC, a small town between Wilmington, NC and Myrtle Beach, SC. There the light of Web 1.0 barely shines and there's not much Web 2.0 action. I actively Twittered the departure of the recently commissioned USS North Carolina (SS-777) ...

A Fresh New Look

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Now that I've finished my Carolina degree and have some time on my hands before starting work at Capstrat, I decided it was time to give  www.evancarroll.net.  The biggest change is that my blog is no longer at www.evancarroll.net/blog, as WordPress is powering the entire site now.  The theme is ...